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Jerry Lawler was arrested in Memphis, Tenn. on domestic assault charges Thursday night! The 66-year-old brawler known as "The King" didn't go to jail alone, though. Cops also arrested his 27-year-old fiancée after they were called to his home in Memphis, Tenn. — with Jerry accused of pointing a gun at his gal! But the star is insisting: "It's just something that happened as a result of drinking too much!"
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Lauryn McBride (inset) was booked on her domestic assault charges after police took statements from the battling couple. The police report shows that Lauryn claimed that Jerry hit her repeatedly in the head during a fight in their kitchen. She also charged that Jerry then brought down a handgun from upstairs, laid it on a counter, and said: "Go ahead and kill yourself!"
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Jerry told police that Lauryn had started the fight — and that he was assaulted with a thrown candle, in addition to her kicking him in the groin and scratching his face. He also told police that Lauryn had taken the gun and placed it in the kitchen. The couple had been living together for five years, with Jerry confirming that Lauryn's his fiancée in a Friday morning call from the Memphis jail where he's still being held.
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He told local reporters at WMC Action News: "I got home around 9:30, and my girlfriend Lauryn had gone to some girlfriend's house to watch a basketball game — and apparently overindulged drinking when she got home around 10:00, and she was just intoxicated...We got into a shouting match, and she wanted to leave. I was not going to let her leave in the car because she wasn't in any condition to drive."
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"She called 911," said Jerry, "and scratched my face in the process. Anyway, the police came out and said, 'It's a domestic dispute, we have to take you both downtown'...it's just something that happened as a result of drinking too much." Jerry also denied challenging Lauryn to kill herself: "The unloaded gun, she had — she was threatening to kill herself. All she did was pick it up and throw it."
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The wrestling legend — whose titles include three stints as World Class Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion — joined the WWE in 1992. The popular star has continued to work for the wrestling empire as a commentator, with
The National ENQUIRER reporting when he shocked fans with
an on-air heart attack in 2012.
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The WWE quickly made an announcement about Jerry's arrest: "WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Jerry Lawler has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest."
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